diff --git a/src/serena/dashboard.py b/src/serena/dashboard.py
index 2a1fb3c8..844d7ebf 100644
--- a/src/serena/dashboard.py
+++ b/src/serena/dashboard.py
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ class SerenaDashboardAPI:
                     return post_installation_news_ids
                 with open(news_snippet_id_file, encoding="utf-8") as f:
                     last_read_news_id = int(f.read().strip())
-                    if last_read_news_id == "20262103":
-                        last_read_news_id = "20260321"  # fix originally misnamed file
+                    if last_read_news_id == 20262103:
+                        last_read_news_id = 20260321  # fix originally misnamed file
                 return [news_id for news_id in post_installation_news_ids if news_id > last_read_news_id]
 
             try: